Ruricolist

//ɹuːˈɹɪkəlɪst// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A country dweller. obsolete, rare

    "His appearance did not bespeak the ruricolist, and Dick, who at once detected this, set him down for a London burgess."

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churlrural dweller

Example

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"His appearance did not bespeak the ruricolist, and Dick, who at once detected this, set him down for a London burgess."

Etymology

Latin rūricola  + English -ist

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